Dominion move to equalize resources subsidies with Manitoba
A government report outlines terms to extend subsidies to Alberta and Saskatchewan, seeks parity with Manitoba in natural resources administration, and proposes cash arrears of 6.584 million to Manitoba along with staged annual payments until population reaches 1,000,000, aiming to place Manitoba on equal footing with other provinces in Confederation.
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Saskatchewan
Masitola
al Berta
Murmoien
Alberta
Manitoba
Canada
Confederation
Canadian Destroyers Name Set and Flood Toll Reported
Hon J Le Kalts ten announced two new Canadian destroyers will be named Sague nay and Skeena. Vessels built at Southampton by Thorncroft Damsted cost about 3 million dollars and should finish in two years replacing Patriot and Patrician. Meanwhile reports from Belgrade to Jugoslavia note over 16 killed by severe lightning storms and floods damaging vineyards and property. The King reassures recovery as Prince of Wales speaks at the British Espite Service League banquet.
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Call
Steen
Can
Saguenay
Skeena
J. le Kalsten
National Defence
Southaimpton
Thorncroft
Patriot
Lonaenpngiana 1
Aki
Prince of Wales
Esspite Service League
Population shift touches London and Geneva meeting plans
Population in London England and Wales falls by 44112 this year while a 31621 rise in the prior period contrasts. Geneva hosts a world conference on crippled children from July 25 to August with officials and workers attending. George Buchanan, linked to Red River expedition under Sir Garnet Wolseley, dies in Es Rome.
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London
England
England and
Wales
Geneva
Switzerland
Sec
Winnipeg
George Buchanan
Red River
Sir Garnet Wolseley
Rome
Premier MacDonald Hopeful On Naval Disarmament Talks
Premier MacDonald spoke at a Labor reception in London expressing hope for a definite plan to conduct naval disarmament negotiations. He noted meetings with US envoy Dawes and ambassador Gibson and stressed easing understanding between English speaking peoples. He warned against miracles and emphasized steady progress.
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United States
Belgium
London
Dawes
MacDonald
Labor
Tam
Charles G Dawes
Great Britain
Crop Conditions Mixed Across Western Canada
Dr. W. J Black, head of colonization and agriculture for the Canadian National Railways, reports mixed crop prospects after an official western tour. While some districts show excellent conditions, overall prospects are not as strong as last year, yet vast areas under y and land cultivation expand through the Peace River settlement with many settlers moving toward Fort St. John district.
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Canada
W. J Black
Canadian National Railways
Fort St. John
Forest wealth survey opens in Ottawa conference
Canada's forest resources are to be inventoried through a cooperative effort by Ottawa and provincial governments. Hon Charles Stewart opened the conference which includes three provincial ministers and federal officials. He stressed forestry plans as a preface to reforestation. Dr Finn Malmgren’s posthumous pension and documents are noted. A March hailstorm in a southern city caused eight inches of street accretion and four inch stones.
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Ottawa
Rovers
Dominion
Canada
Talay
Charles Stewart
Wall
Stewart
Ime Ontmeuar
Finn Malmgren
Arctic
Sweden
Malmven
Damage By Storm Cannot Be Computed In Montreal District
A northern storm move from the Laurentians to the eastern townships causing multiple fatalities and extensive damage. Seven dead reported with communications hampered while $1,000,000 in damage cited from a fire at the Sacred Heart convent in Saulau Recollet.
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Montrea
Laurentians
Laurentian
Montreal
Sacred Heart
Saulau Recollet
Oldest Odd Fellow in Vancouver Dies After 65 Years
Obituary notes the death of Andrew Wickett a longtime Vancouver member of the Order of Odd Fellows. Born in Ontario he joined Aylmer Lodge No 0 and maintained ties to the fraternity throughout his life.
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Ndrew Wicket
Vancouver
Mr Wickett
Aylmer
Loof
Aylmer, Ont
May resume trade relations with Moscow
London reports the new Labour government will restore diplomatic and trade ties with Soviet Russia in the near term. Observers expect approval from Conservatives and Liberals as the King’s Speech on July 2 signals policy toward Moscow.
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London
England
British Empire
Soviet Russia
Ponticabor
Pat
Moscow
Russia
Trix
Oppsic Fom
Liberal Party
Maldwin
Rusia
Ervative
Ram Running Wanes as Liquor Exports Decline at Windsor Docks
Reports indicate a sharp drop in liquor exports from Essex border docks this month as U S imports at the Ecorse depot fall. Coast guard patrols and Ram boats from Amherstburg press into the lake while fewer government cutters deter spillover, with more than fifty vessels planned by July 1 to bolster enforcement.
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Windsor
Essex Be der
United States
Detroit River
Trenton
Ry” Navy
United States Coast-Guard
Amhersburg
Stresemann Faces No-Confidence Motion in Reichstag
In a fiery Reichstag session the German Foreign Minister Stresemann warned the nation against accepting a commission in the Rhineland as the price of peace. Nationalists tabled a motion of no confidence, accusing him of failing five years in office.
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Lem
Reichstag
Germany
Hin
Movie Dog Strong Heart Dies at 13 in Berlin Hero
Strong Heart dog, once trained in Berlin police kennels and served with the German Red Cross during the Great War, died at the home of his owner Miss Jane Mar in at age 13 after a complex of diseases following an operation months ago.
New C N R Hotel for Vancouver
The Canadian National Railways begins construction of a five hundred bedroom hotel in downtown Vancouver. The project, described as the finest on the Pacific coast, features modern facilities with excavation and foundations under way and a steel contract awarded.
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Pacific Coast
Vancouver
Canadian National Railways
Weckmen Protest Against Land Sales
Weckmen gather in Swift Current following the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association Convention to oppose grazing lease sales and seek government action. Ranchers complain frequent lease changes create uncertainty. they urge a Dominion survey to identify best winter feeding solutions for the stock-raising industry.
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Saskatchewan Stock Growers
Dominion Department Agriculture
Dominion
Habalo Wins Hungarian Derby in Budapest Thrilling Derby Victory
Habalo, a three year old raced to victory in the Hungarian National Derby near Budapest, capturing a 16000 dollar prize from a field of 21. The horse, initially condemned by a former owner who deemed him fit only for the plough, was sold to a local tavern keeper and then trained by a friend who prepared him for the stakes.
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Budapest
Hungary
Habalo
Rabalo
Grain Drying Details Debate Grading Standards
Winnipeg commission hears two proposed grain grading standards for eastern and western cargoes. James D. Fraser argues a single standard must apply regardless of destination. Dr. Wm. F. Geddes explains best drying is continuous discharge. tests for bleached wheat face delays. Fraser warns heated grain alters kernel color but not protein. abolition of mixing questioned. uniform breeding standards questioned.
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Winnipeg
Seaboard
James D. Fraser
Grain Inspection Department
Saskatchewan Royal
Wm. F. Geddes
University of Manitoba
Aevociate Committee
National Search
Geddes
Brown
Fraser
Sapiro Advocates 100 Percent Pool in Saskatchewan
Agron Sapiro spoke to the Wheat Pool supporters in Saskatoon urging a 100 per cent cooperative pool. He argued a permissive form could be provincial or Dominion wide and would require two thirds of farmers to accept marketing of all province wheat. He warned grain dealers would oppose the measure.
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Saskatoon
Agron Sapiro
Walled Farmers of Canada
UFC
Pool
Saskatchewan
Saphoard
International freight charges between US and Canada in 1928
The Department of Commerce pamphlet on international payments shows Ceselian rattrenay took about 49 million dollars as freight charges on US commodities shipped over Canadian lines in 1928. Canadians paid about 14 million dollars to US roads for similar transport.
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Washington
Ceselian Rattrenay
United States
Department of Commerce
Canaians
London Parliament Reelects Fitzroy Speaker
The British Parliament under the Labour government met for its first session and unanimously re elected Captain E A Fitzroy Conservative as Speaker. He was praised in nominating speeches for his importance and leadership without any opposed vote.
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London
E. A. Fitzroy
United Thanksgiving Service Called Across Canada and Empire
The cabinet issued an order-in-council inviting churches in Canada to join those in the Empire for a United Thanksgiving Service for the recovery of His Majesty the King on July 7. Each church will conduct its own services.
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Ottawa
Canada
Indian trapper kills bear with knife in defense
Paul Jobo, an Indian trapper in Port Arthur, threw a stone at a surprised bear during a theft attempt, stunning the animal. He rushed the bear with a hunting knife and buried it in the throat, killing it.
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Port Arthur
Ant
Paul Jobo
Russian Nobility To Farm In West Quebec
A Prince and Princess Leo Galitaine, Russian aristocrats who fled Paris after the revolution, arrived on the press of Australia last week and plan to farm in western Quebec under the Canadian Pacific Colonization Department auspices.
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Quebec
Australia
Prince
Leo Galitaine
Paris
West
Canadian Pacific Colonization Department
Market for Victoria Names T G Covenry Market Commissioner
Hon T G Coven try former MLA for Saanich and son of the Earl of Coventry has been named market commissioner in London for the British Columbia Government. His main task is to build up the demand for Okanagan fruit.
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Victoria
Ane
T. G. Coventry
Saanich
Farl
Coventry
London
British Columbia
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